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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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