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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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