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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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