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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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