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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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