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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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