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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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