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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key 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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