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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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