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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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