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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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