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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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