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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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