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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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