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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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