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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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