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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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