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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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