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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important 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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