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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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