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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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