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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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