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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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