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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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