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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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