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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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