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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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