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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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