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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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