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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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