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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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