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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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