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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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