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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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