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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key 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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