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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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