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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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