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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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