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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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