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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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