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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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