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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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