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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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