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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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