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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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