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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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