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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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