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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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