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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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