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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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