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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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