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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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