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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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