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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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