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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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