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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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