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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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