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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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