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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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