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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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