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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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