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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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