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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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