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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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