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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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