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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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