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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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