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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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