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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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