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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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