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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major 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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