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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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