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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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