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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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