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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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