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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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