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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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