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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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