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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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