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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 (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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