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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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