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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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