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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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