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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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