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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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