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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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