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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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