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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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