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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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