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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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