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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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