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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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