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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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