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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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