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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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