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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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