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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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