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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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