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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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