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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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