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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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