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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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