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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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