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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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