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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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