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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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