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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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