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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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