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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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