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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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