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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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