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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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