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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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