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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores 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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