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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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