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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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