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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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