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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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