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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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