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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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