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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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