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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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