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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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