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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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