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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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