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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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