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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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