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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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