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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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