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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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