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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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