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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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