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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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