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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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