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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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