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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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