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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring 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 book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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