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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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