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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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