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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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