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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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