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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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