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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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