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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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