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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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