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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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