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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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