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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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