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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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