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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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