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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 massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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