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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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