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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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