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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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