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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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