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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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