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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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