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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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