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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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