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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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