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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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