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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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