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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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