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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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