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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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