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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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