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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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