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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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