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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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