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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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