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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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