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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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