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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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