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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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