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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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