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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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