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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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