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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key 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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