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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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