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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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