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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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