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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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