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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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