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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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