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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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