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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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