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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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