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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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