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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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