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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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