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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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