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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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