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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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