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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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