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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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