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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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