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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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