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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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