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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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