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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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