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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses 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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