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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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