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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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