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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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