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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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