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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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