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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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