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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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