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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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