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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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