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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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