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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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