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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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