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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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