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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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