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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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