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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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