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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key 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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