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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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