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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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