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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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