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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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