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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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