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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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