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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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