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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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