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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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