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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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