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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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