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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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