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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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