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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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