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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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