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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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