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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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