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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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