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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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