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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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