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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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