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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes 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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