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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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