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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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