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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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