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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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