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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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