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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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