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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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