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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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