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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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