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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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