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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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