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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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