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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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