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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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