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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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