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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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