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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates 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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