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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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