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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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