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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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