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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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