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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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