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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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