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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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