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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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