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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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