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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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