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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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