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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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