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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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