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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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