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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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