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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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