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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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