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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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