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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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