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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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