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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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