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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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