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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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