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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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