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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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