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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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