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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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