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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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