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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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