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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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