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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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