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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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