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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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