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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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