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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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