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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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