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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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