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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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