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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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