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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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