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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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