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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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