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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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