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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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