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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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