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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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