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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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