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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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