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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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