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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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