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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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