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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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