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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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