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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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