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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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