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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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