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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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