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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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