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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates 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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