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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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