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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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