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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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