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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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