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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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