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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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