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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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