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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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