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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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