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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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