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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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