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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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