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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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