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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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