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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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