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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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