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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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