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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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