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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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