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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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