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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business 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 participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive 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 educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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