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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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