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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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