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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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