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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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