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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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