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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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