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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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