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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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