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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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