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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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