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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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