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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses