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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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