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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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