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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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