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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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