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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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