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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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