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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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