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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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