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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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