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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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