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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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