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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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