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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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