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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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