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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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