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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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