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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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