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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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