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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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