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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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