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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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