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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers 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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