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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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