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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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