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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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