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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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