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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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