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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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