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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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