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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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