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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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