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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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