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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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