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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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