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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key 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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