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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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