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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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