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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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