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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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