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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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