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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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