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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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