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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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