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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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