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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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