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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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