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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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