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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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