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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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