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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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