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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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