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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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