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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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