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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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