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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)