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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the 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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