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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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