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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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