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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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