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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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