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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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