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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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