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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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