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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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