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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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