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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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