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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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