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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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