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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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