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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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