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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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