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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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