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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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