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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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