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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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