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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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