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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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