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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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