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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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