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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the 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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