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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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