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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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