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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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