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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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