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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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