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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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