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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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