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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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