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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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