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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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