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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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