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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major 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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