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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews 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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