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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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