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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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