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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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