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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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