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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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