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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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