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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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