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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book 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 deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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