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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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