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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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