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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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