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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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