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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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