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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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