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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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