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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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