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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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