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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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