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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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