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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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