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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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