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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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