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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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