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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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