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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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