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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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