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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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