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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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