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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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