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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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