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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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