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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 (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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