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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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