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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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