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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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