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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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