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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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