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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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