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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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