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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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