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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the 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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