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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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