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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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