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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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