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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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