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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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