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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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