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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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