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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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