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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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