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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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