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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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