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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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