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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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