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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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