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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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