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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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