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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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