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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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