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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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