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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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