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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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