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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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