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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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