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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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