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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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