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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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