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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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