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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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