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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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